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Reports about Aero India and bribery:
Defence contract: Dassault executive accused of bribery The Express Tribune
From a French news report (translated):
Dassault victim of a bizarre case in India
Defence contract: Dassault executive accused of bribery
NEW DEHLI:
The Indian Air Force has put on hold its dealings with the country manager of French defence firm Dassault Aviation for his role in the bribery scandal during the Aero India show in Bangalore.
P V Rao, country manager of Dassault Aviation one of the leading contenders for an $11 billion Indian government contract for 126 fighter aircraft had allegedly acceded to the demand for a Rs20,000 ($400) bribes from Indian Air Force Wing Commander A K Thakur for providing Dassault a favourable place at the Bangalore air show last month. The officer was caught by defence ministry officials...
...The officer was deployed there to oversee the arrangements at the static display area and mark positions for the aircraft there. The inquiry court will probe if Thakur had taken any money from other companies also and if there was involvement of anybody else in the whole episode.
A Dassault spokesman in Paris described Rao as merely a witness.
Rao is not accused but hes a witness for having
informed about an attempted shakedown during that
air-show, the official added. (WITH ADDITIONAL REPORTING
FROM AFP)
Defence contract: Dassault executive accused of bribery The Express Tribune
From a French news report (translated):
Dassault victim of a bizarre case in India
An attempted extortion of 300 euros threatens to derail the aircraft manufacturer in the tender New Delhi for the purchase of 126 fighter planes.
When we talk about below-the-table on arms deal, it is believed tens or hundreds of millions. Yet it is an attempt to extort money from 300 euros, which threatens to derail Dassault in the tender New Delhi for the purchase of 126 fighter planes.
Revealed by local media, this strange affair took place last month at the show in Bangalore. Dassault Rafale was presenting it hopes to bring in this huge market estimated at $ 7 billion. An official with the Air Force took the opportunity to ask Posin Rao, head of aircraft manufacturer in the country, a jar of wine from 20,000 rupees (314 euros!) To assign to the French aircraft a better location. Posin Rao have alerted the Department of Defense, which would have to take the corrupt official in flagrante delicto.
The paradox is that the Air Force, conducting an investigation, responded by "punishing" Dassault's local manager is now banned from any contact with Indian officials, which prevented him from continuing the negotiations. Contacted by Les Echos, Posin Rao has merely indicated that he "did his job honestly." At the headquarters of the manufacturer, which is following the matter closely, we are assured they had received no official indication of the Indian authorities that the police chief in New Delhi would be persona non grata in the tender.
In the industrial and French soldiers, the case with dismay. While the Indian Air Force assured the contrary, professionals fear of serious repercussions. "The case is sufficient to discredit the company, says one of them for which the opponents of Dassault will draw party. Especially since the story takes place in a political context leaded by major corruption scandals. It falls even more evil than France has been waiting a long time now that New Delhi sign the contract for upgrading the 50 Mirage 2000.
Dassault victim of a bizarre case in India